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since: 02-02-05, id: 457848
Author has written 41 stories for General, Fantasy, and General.

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Email: thewritingcircle@gmail.com
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NEWS...NEWS...NEWS

2.8.08
Motoko:
All of Challenge 32 is now posted. Go VOTE!

ABOUT...ABOUT...ABOUT

Once upon a time, there lived a teenage girl in Wisconsin who was bored. She should have been memorizing her part for The Man of Destiny, but she didn't want to. What she really wanted to do was write, but she had no inspiration. So she got this great idea...a system of monthly writing challenges to keep everyone's creative juices flowing! She told her friends her idea, and lo and behold, they liked it! And thus The Writing Circle was born...

Once upon a time, there lived a teenage girl in Wisconsin who was bored. She should have been memorizing her part for , but she didn't want to. What she really wanted to do was write, but she had no inspiration. So she got this great idea...a system of monthly writing challenges to keep everyone's creative juices flowing! She told her friends her idea, and lo and behold, they liked it! And thus The Writing Circle was born...

CHALLENGES...CHALLENGES...CHALLENGES

This Month's Challenge (Challenge 33)
Submitted by:
Ylaenek
Due: 11 PM GMT 1 March 2008
Words: 500 min
Must Include:
Something that scares you in real life
Runes
A metaphor pertaining to lizards
A sibling
A pun

Inkpot Awards 2007~Winners!
Bronze (Mechanics)--
"To Turn Back Time" by Stardust
Silver (Originality)--"Black Crows, Inc" by BlackCat
Gold (Best Read)--"Is the Boy of Your Dreams Really an Axe-Wielding Maniac?" by BlackCat
Diamond (Best of the Year!)--"Wicked" by Myriad

Inkpots Honorable Mention (Glass inkpots):
Purple (Myriad): "Untitled" by Stormcat
Indigo (Motoko): "Fighting Destiny" by Henred5
Blue (Ranwen): "Bell" by Akemi
Green (Kana): "Sparkshot 7" by Chiomi
Yellow (Ylaenek): "Nymphs Need to Learn English, too" by Stardust
Orange (Chiomi): "Greenglass, Pt 1" by Fenrir
Red (Akemi): "Fallen Angel" by Stardust

Challenge 30 Winners:
Mechanics: Fenrir
Originality: Fenrir & Stormcat & Maybe
Best: Stormcat

MEMBERS...MEMBERS...MEMBERS

Library One: Myriad~Rot~Jadalycya~PandaKnight~Goldwolf~Shard~Tronion~Vegimeat
Library Two: Motoko~Huggy~Ink Angel~Kana Mizu~Maleah James
Library Three: Ranwen~Alaizabel M Adelie~Sheepie~Eowyn Greye~Thoth~Maybe
Library Four: Kana~Angel~Ash-Bash~Daveykins Foxfire~Kasadina~Lenari Soto
Library Five: Ylaenek~BlackCat~Musashi~Henred5~Damien Rubin~Wasashi Chiisai~Watchdog
Library Six: Chiomi~Grymm~Stormcat~Macky~Raven Kay~Sammy Marsh
Library Seven: Akemi~Fenrir~Jane Ellecot~Dark~Hana Yume~Krystale Rayne
Honorary Members: Catnip~Rain~Sprica
The Floatin' Newbies: None at this time!


Stories Authored: (41) . Favorite Authors: (17) . Favorite Stories: (0) . C2 Communities (0) .


1. Challenge Thirty Five » reviews
A gateway, oversized carnivores, propaganda, unusual precipitation, and the resolution of at least on plot point. Fenrir's first challenge.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 12,464 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 5-8-08 - Published: 5-2-08
2. The Adventures of the Circle » reviews
Circle Castle, the base of TWC was peaceful until Myriad, the founder, was kidnapped. Rescue attempts, fake blood, and homicidal cats ensue. IT'S FINALLY DONE!
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Humor - Chapters: 45 - Words: 41,223 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 4-29-08 - Published: 10-18-06
3. Challenge Thirty Four » reviews
Sunset, something broken, a race, confidence, and evil. What will come of this?
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 15,439 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 4-8-08 - Published: 4-1-08
4. Challenge Thirty Three » reviews
Something that scares you in real life, runes, a metaphor relating to lizards, a sibling, and a pun. Way to go Kana.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 18,296 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 3-16-08 - Published: 3-2-08
5. Challenge Thirty Two » reviews
Flowers, a poor person, murder, water, a tough decision. Oh what fun.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 15 - Words: 27,274 - Reviews: 59 - Updated: 2-9-08 - Published: 2-1-08
6. Challenge Thirty One » reviews
Sauerkraut, a 1800 telephone number, nail Clippings, velveteen, and Errol Flynn. What will come of this?
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 6 - Words: 10,704 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 1-8-08 - Published: 1-1-08
7. Challenge Thirty » reviews
Nail polish, eye contact,a chandelier, the word ensconce and a crowd. Sounds interesting.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 15,131 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 12-8-07 - Published: 12-1-07
8. Challenge Twenty Nine » reviews
Royalty, a belly dancer, a vaccine, laundry and fuel. Sounds promising.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 7 - Words: 16,891 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 11-10-07 - Published: 11-1-07
9. Formal Challenge 03 » reviews
A wedding on an army base with a man with a girls name and someone saying Is it supposed to be that color.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 9 - Words: 22,304 - Reviews: 36 - Updated: 10-8-07 - Published: 10-8-07
10. Challenge Twenty Eight » reviews
Electricity, a crocodile, a musical instrument, a moment of complete silence, and woodwork. Sounds dangerous.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 9 - Words: 14,432 - Reviews: 43 - Updated: 9-9-07 - Published: 9-4-07
11. Challenge Twenty Seven » reviews
A first aid kit, the Discovery Channel, hair, coffee and jewelry. Sounds like a Chiomi challenge.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 14 - Words: 26,245 - Reviews: 56 - Updated: 8-16-07 - Published: 8-1-07
12. Challenge Twenty Six » reviews
Seige weapons, a person with a strange obsession, an extinct animal, a mug and pigeons. A challenge by Ylaenek. What can I say?
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 9 - Words: 17,827 - Reviews: 45 - Updated: 7-10-07 - Published: 7-4-07
13. Challenge Twenty Five » reviews
An evil mother, a volcano, an eyeball, cookies with a strange ingredient and puppets or dolls. Sounds like Kana.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 17,802 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 6-13-07 - Published: 6-1-07
14. Challenge Twenty Four » reviews
Worms, an apostrophe, a tricycle, a rock opera and a car with stick shift. Myriad bit me.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 9 - Words: 9,376 - Reviews: 51 - Updated: 5-8-07 - Published: 5-2-07
15. Challenge Twenty Three » reviews
Blood, a broken window, a religious symbol, ice, and skin . . .
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 16,604 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 4-9-07 - Published: 4-1-07
16. Challenge Twenty Two » reviews
Carnelian, a loom, heat, deception, and something rough. I swear that wasn't what I had in mind...
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 10,757 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 3-8-07 - Published: 3-1-07
17. Formal Challenge 02 » reviews
An airport, a Mary Sue or Gary Stu, What happened to my teddie bear? and a flood of something other than water. The second formal challenge.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 12 - Words: 36,505 - Reviews: 60 - Updated: 2-11-07 - Published: 2-1-07
18. Challenge Twenty One » reviews
Cookies, newspaper, a slightly out of control fire, bells, frustration. What will the new year bring?
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 16,633 - Reviews: 49 - Updated: 1-9-07 - Published: 1-1-07
19. The Twentieth Challenge » reviews
Pants, Turquoise, Camouflage, Carnations, and Pizza. How do we come up with these things?
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 12 - Words: 16,153 - Reviews: 34 - Updated: 12-9-06 - Published: 12-2-06
20. The Nineteenth Challenge » reviews
A Cactus, A Skeleton, A Dog Toy, Candy, Confusion. Sounds spooky!
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 9,644 - Reviews: 57 - Updated: 11-10-06 - Published: 11-1-06
21. The Eighteenth Challenge » reviews
Ninjas, a bakery, pink flavored bubblegum, a platypus, and thorns. How much cooler can you get?
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 12,733 - Reviews: 30 - Updated: 10-8-06 - Published: 10-1-06
22. The Seventeenth Challenge » reviews
Marigolds, a music box, a haiku, melodrama. "Et tu, Brute"
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 40,591 - Reviews: 45 - Updated: 9-10-06 - Published: 9-3-06
23. The Sixteenth Challenge » reviews
Gummi bears, martini glasses, crystal, the moon, and tears. Short stories.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 12 - Words: 19,971 - Reviews: 71 - Updated: 8-9-06 - Published: 7-31-06
24. Lughnasadh 2006 » reviews
Shakespearean/English sonnets.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 459 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-31-06 - Published: 7-31-06
25. The Fifteenth Challenge » reviews
A tiger, an albino, a man named Leo, a burn, and a galaxy. Let the madness begin! Short stories.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 15 - Words: 45,524 - Reviews: 75 - Updated: 7-11-06 - Published: 7-1-06
26. The First Formal Challenge » reviews
Our most structured challenge to date! Fun with cowboys, cruise liners, choirs and eyebrows. Short stories.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 6 - Words: 11,487 - Reviews: 43 - Updated: 6-10-06 - Published: 6-8-06
27. The Fourteenth Challenge » reviews
Crates of bottled water, a priceless vase, a blank diary, something that bites, and rainclouds. Short stories.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 24,367 - Reviews: 53 - Updated: 5-9-06 - Published: 5-1-06
28. The Thirteenth Challenge » reviews
Ribbon. Snow. A fruit platter. Backgammon. Sheets.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 16 - Words: 25,711 - Reviews: 85 - Updated: 4-9-06 - Published: 4-1-06
29. The Twelfth Challenge » reviews
A man named Bob. Who may be a clown. With a spoon. And a malfunctioning computer. And...something falling from the sky?
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 16 - Words: 31,111 - Reviews: 77 - Updated: 3-12-06 - Published: 3-1-06
30. The Eleventh Challenge » reviews
A porn magazine, lederhosen, two feuding middle-aged women, and six powdered wigs. Quick, run like little girls!
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 25,142 - Reviews: 47 - Updated: 2-14-06 - Published: 2-1-06
31. The Tenth Challenge » reviews
Duct tape; a bluegill; muffins; a canoe; a single flip-flop
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 16,817 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 1-14-06 - Published: 1-11-06
32. The Ninth Challenge » reviews
A monkey. A belt. A big stick. A lollipop. A vampire-or a transvestite-or a transvestie vampire?
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 13,393 - Reviews: 74 - Updated: 12-13-05 - Published: 12-4-05
33. The Eighth Challenge » reviews
The new moon. A cat. A history textbook, Rain, and...a fork?
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 7 - Words: 16,537 - Reviews: 24 - Updated: 11-1-05 - Published: 11-1-05
34. The Seventh Challenge » reviews
Envy. A racecar. A dog that thinks it's a cat. A lawn gnome and...a coocoo clock?
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 13,610 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 9-13-05 - Published: 9-1-05
35. The Adventures of AquaBadgerMan » reviews
The adventures of Wisconsin's premier fictional vigilante. I think we've learned to never let Chiomi name anything. . .
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 993 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 8-17-05 - Published: 8-17-05
36. The Sixth Challenge » reviews
Anger. A rose. Silk. A motorcycle. A dumpster. Absolutely wonderful...
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 12 - Words: 17,724 - Reviews: 70 - Updated: 8-2-05 - Published: 8-1-05
37. The Fifth Challenge » reviews
A fire extinguisher, a friendship-bracelet making kit, a houseplant, crack, and croutons.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 25,241 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 7-2-05 - Published: 7-2-05
38. The Fourth Challenge » reviews
A run-down old Jeep, a broken hand mirror, a gallon of pink hair dye, a reference to yaoi, and a girl who desperately needs to pee. This could get dangerous...
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 20,976 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 6-1-05 - Published: 6-1-05
39. The Third Challenge » reviews
A hummingbird-a tree stump-a metal washtub-tomato paste-lab goggles. This should be interesting...
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 10 - Words: 11,298 - Reviews: 32 - Updated: 5-2-05 - Published: 5-1-05
40. The Second Challenge » reviews
Time, space, and dimensional travel. Two boys kissing. Magical powers. A weapons fight. Sexual innuendo. You know you want to read it.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 18,451 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 4-13-05 - Published: 4-2-05
41. The First Challenge » reviews
Bagpipes, a rolled-up newspaper, potting soil, an opera house, and Meredith. Let the games begin...
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,955 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 3-2-05 - Published: 3-1-05
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